Nihal Jayawickrama

Judicial Application of Human Rights Law (eBook, PDF)

National, Regional and International Jurisprudence

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, over 165 countries have incorporated human rights standards into their legal systems: the resulting jurisprudence from diverse cultural traditions creates new dimensions to concepts first articulated in 1948. In this revised second edition, Nihal Jayawickrama draws on extensive sources to encapsulate the judicial interpretation of human rights law in one comprehensive volume. Jayawickrama covers the case law of the superior courts of 103 countries in America, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, as well as jurisprudence of human rights monitoring bodies. He analyses the judicial application of human rights law to demonstrate empirically the universality of contemporary human rights norms. This definitive volume is essential for legal practitioners, and government and non-governmental officials, as well as academics and students of both constitutional law and the international law of human rights.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108215534
• Artikelnr.: 48678659

Autorenporträt

Nihal Jayawickrama was the Ariel F. Sallows Professor of Human Rights at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong, where he taught both constitutional law and the international law of human rights. He was also Chair of JUSTICE: the Hong Kong Section of the International Commission of Jurists, Executive Director of Transparency International Berlin, Chair of the Trustees of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, London, and a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. A member of the Sri Lanka Bar, he held the offices of Attorney General and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice. He is the Coordinator of the UN sponsored Judicial Integrity Group.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the second edition
Preface
Table of cases
Part I. Introduction: 1. Historical and juridical background
2. The international bill of human rights
3. The domestic protection of human rights
4. The right to a remedy
Part II. General Principles: 5. Interpretation
6. Non-discrimination
7. Limitations
8. Derogation
Part III. The Substantive Rights: 9. The right of self-determination
10. The right to life
11. The right to freedom from torture
12. The right to freedom from slavery
13. The right to liberty
14. The rights of prisoners
15. The right to freedom of movement
16. The right to a fair trial
17. The rights of accused persons
18. The right to recognition as a person
19. The right to privacy
20. The right to freedom of thought
21. The right to freedom of expression
22. The right to freedom of assembly
23. The right to freedom of association
24. The right to family life
25. The rights of the child
26. The right to participate in public life
27. The right to equality
28. The rights of minorities
29. The rights relating to work
30. The rights relating to social security
31. The right to an adequate standard of living
32. The right to health
33. The right to education
34. The right to cultural life
35. The right to property.